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What advice would you give to incoming students at Burton Elementary School?
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Enrollment
461
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERKLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 260501004188
Burton Elementary School
26315 SCOTIA RD, HUNTINGTON WOODS, MI 48070 · (248) 837-8600 · Oakland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL461 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Michigan public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
15 students
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 106 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 63% larger than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
66.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
70.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Burton Elementary School
Burton Elementary School's state test result (69.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Elementary School this school | 461 | 3.3% | 69.4% |
| Wealthy School GRAND RAPIDS | 462 | 6.9% | 78.4% |
| Breton Downs School GRAND RAPIDS | 451 | 7.3% | 78.5% |
| Hilton Road Elementary School BRIGHTON | 507 | 7.3% | 64.6% |
| Pine Ridge Elementary School GRAND RAPIDS | 472 | 8.3% | 73.6% |
| Quarton Elementary BIRMINGHAM | 371 | 2.4% | 66.6% |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Burton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #75 of 1,085 | #13 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #86 of 1,072 | #18 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #143 of 1,139 | #37 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 461 | #403 of 1,630 | #58 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #820 of 1,424 | #111 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.1% | #1,168 of 1,424 | #157 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 3.3% | #1,561 of 1,563 | #173 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #811 of 979 | #99 of 118 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
461
+17 (+4%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 560
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 14.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 461 | 28.1 | 16.4:1 | 3% (15) |
| 2023-24 | 443 | 26 | 17.0:1 | 4% (19) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 27.4 | 15.9:1 | 4% (16) |
| 2020-21 | 444 | 30 | 14.8:1 | 3% (13) |
| 2017-18 | 480 | 31.2 | 15.4:1 | 2% (10) |
| 2015-16 | 480 | 31 | 15.5:1 | 2% (8) |
| 2010-11 | 544 | 30 | 18.1:1 | 2% (12) |
| 2000-01 | 512 | 30 | 17.1:1 | 5% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 560 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (480 to 461); teachers down 10% (31.2 to 28.1).
About Burton Elementary School
Burton Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school for students in HUNTINGTON WOODS, Michigan. The school enrolls 461 students in kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in Michigan, the average enrollment is about 369.
Berkley School District has 7 schools and 3,894 students, and Burton Elementary School is one of those schools.
White students account for 91% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 4% Black. Among all residents of Oakland County, the White share is about 69%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 17%.
Burton Elementary School reported 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 16.4:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Roughly 3% of students at Burton Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Oakland County averages 32%, higher than here.
Burton Elementary School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 85% of Michigan public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Burton Elementary School is 64.8%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 69.4%.
In Oakland County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $97,760 a year, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting Burton Elementary School, Oakland County has 345 public schools.
Burton Elementary School's nearest public school is Rogers Elementary School (about 0.6 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Burton Elementary School places 1st of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 17 students, from 444 to 461. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.4:1) than in 2020-21 (14.8:1).
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Oakland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,279,825
Census ACS
Median income
$97,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
345
169,926 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Berkley School District
- Berkley High SchoolHigh · 1,200 students
- Norup International SchoolElementary · 672 students
- Anderson Middle SchoolMiddle · 489 students
- Angell Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
- Rogers Elementary SchoolElementary · 366 students
- Pattengill Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
Other Burton Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Burton Elementary. Burton Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 7.
- Burton ElementaryGRAND RAPIDS, MI · 365 students
- BURTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLREXBURG, ID · 516 students
- Burton Elementary SchoolVancouver, WA · 452 students
- Burton ElementaryPorterville, CA · 437 students
- Burton Elementary SchoolBURTON, TX · 386 students
Nearby schools
- Rogers Elementary School0.6 mi · 366
- Berkley High School0.8 mi · 1,200
- Norup International School0.9 mi · 672
- Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus1.1 mi · 501
- Anderson Middle School1.2 mi · 489
- Pepper Elementary School1.3 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About Burton Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Burton Elementary School?
Burton Elementary School enrolls approximately 461 students in grades KG-05.
Is Burton Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Burton Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Burton Elementary School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Burton Elementary School.
How diverse is Burton Elementary School?
Burton Elementary School reports a student body of 91% White, 1% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Burton Elementary School in?
Burton Elementary School is part of Berkley School District.
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